Russell Billiu Long was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, serving for fifteen years, from 1966 to 1981, during the implementation of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society and War on Poverty programs. Long also served as Assistant Majority Leader from 1965 to 1969.
Russell B. Long
Senator Long confers with President Lyndon B. Johnson
Long in 1985, two years prior to his retirement from the U.S. Senate
Rose McConnell Long was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from Louisiana, succeeding her late husband Huey Long. She was the third woman to serve as a U.S. senator, and the first from Louisiana.
Rose McConnell Long
Long in 1936